The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Sarie is such a comely girl, " he said to them, "even the evil spirits will be heartbroken to see her hurt."- King Chuka

I will go around the space shuttle and give a guided tour of the major areas and describe what is done in each area. This will be called The Ultimate Field Trip.

I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.

I believe it is possible to tell what sign some people were born under by watching their eyes, watching how they walk, how they talk.

I don't do any research. It's all about gut. Editing - it's always about gut.

Not till the poets among us can be "literalists of the imagination"-above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them." shall we have it.

For me, at the French Open, if I wasn't playing my match I was glued to CNN watching the events unfold.

Monk taught me more about music composition than anyone else on 52nd Street.

You know there are very few Marxists left in the world... they're all in American universities.

I'm a little bit of a makeout king. I don't discriminate too much.